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drac6ir28
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Importing folder of multiple PDF files where table needs to be "transposed"

Hello,

I'm having an issue importing multiple pdf files in a folder. Each pdf files contains a "sideways" table where the header is on the left of the table and the information is on the right.


No issue when importing a single pdf and using transpose but cannot get it working when using multiple pdfs.

 

E.g. Example PDF file content in each PDF:

Date:2021/09/21
Sequence No:12
Amount: 23002300
Description:Sample Text
Remarks:Sample Text

 
End result should be a single table containing information from all PDFs:

Date:Sequence No:AmountDescriptionRemarks
2021/09/21122300Sample TextSample Text
2021/09/27143750Sample TextSample Text
2021/09/27161230Sample TextSample Text

 

Thank you for any suggestions.

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lbendlin
Super User
Super User

write a custom function (or put it inline) that unpivots the table extracted from each PDF  before you combine the results.

 

If you can provide a couple sample PDFs we can show the required Power Query.

 

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drac6ir28
New Member

Thank you. It's working perfectly.

Since you made it, I have the same problem!!!

Best regards!!!

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

write a custom function (or put it inline) that unpivots the table extracted from each PDF  before you combine the results.

 

If you can provide a couple sample PDFs we can show the required Power Query.

 

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